Assessment of Leadership Challenges in Business Centres

The increased use of information and communication technology (ICT) has led to proliferation of business centres in Nigeria, especially in tertiary institutions. The business centres are bedevilled by some challenges that vary periodically and geographically. Therefore this study is aimed at assessing leadership challenges affecting business centres in Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru campus. Also, attempt is made to ascertain sources of finance and ownership status. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse data collected from a sample of thirty two respondents, drawn from population of seventy one. The study concludes that, power supply, pricing and industrial action by unions within the university are the main challenges. Also, informal sources of finance are the main stream of start-up capital for business centres, while sole and associations ownership are the predominant ownership status of business centers in Ahmadu Bello University Samaru campus. The study recommends some proactive measures aimed at curtailing the impact of these factors on the operations of business centres in Ahmadu Bello University Samaru campus.